Really interesting discussion in this video. I won't give away the answer, but you know who is more corrupt, don't you. They talk about Trump being just a symptom of the real problem that this is now an Oligarchy, not a Democracy.
Special guest - Richard Eskow, Bernie Sanders' writer during his presidential campaign.
I confess to being blindsided by the wholesale exuberance with which the Republicans have embraced killing off wide swaths of the undeserving electorate, unencumbered by even ritualistic expressions of regret for the carnage they hope to legislate with their healthcare “reform”. I suppose It must be exhilarating for them to throw off the weight of the pretense of humanity they have shouldered while living and moving among us these last few decades.
The American Health Care Act [aka TrumpCare or Trump Doesn’t Care And If You Get Sick, Die Quick] is an abomination and everyone who voted for it needs to be punished.
Nancy Pelosi was on the right track when she said “Do you believe in what is in this bill? Some of you have said … well, they’ll fix it in the Senate. But you have every provision of this bill tattooed on your forehead. You will glow in the dark on this one”, but she did not go far enough.
My Saturday morning epiphany has certainly been a long time coming. Only now, very late into the endgame, do I realize how far behind the curve I have been, and how I have been willingly exploited by people far smarter and more ruthless than me.
Is there a Pantheon for hubris and denial?
If so, Nancy Pelosi’s December 4th Face the Nation interview offers us a brilliant new candidate for admission:
Anti-Capitalism and the challenge to rule by money.
